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Researchers visualize mechanism of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic-engineering technique

Researchers at Kanazawa University and the University of Tokyo report in Nature Communications the visualization of the dynamics of ‘molecular scissors’ — the main mechanism of the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic-engineering technique.

15 Nov 2017

Olympus IXplore SpinSR10 imaging system enables researchers to observe fine details in live cells

With resolving power that surpasses the limits of conventional optical microscopes, the Olympus IXplore SpinSR10 imaging system balances speed, resolution, and efficiency in a single, flexible platform.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 Nov 2017

Olympus’ 18-megapixel SC180 camera produces clear, crisp images at all magnifications

Optimized for sharing, documenting and publishing, the fast 18-megapixel SC180 camera uses the full optical resolution of the microscope and produces clear, crisp images at all magnifications.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 Nov 2017

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

Tulane University's Stryder Meadows, a cell and molecular biology professor, received a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Defense to study how arteriovenous malformations (AVM), which are defects in arteries, veins and capillaries, form Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people.

14 Nov 2017

UCR researchers develop transgenic mosquitoes to help reduce spread of infectious diseases

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed transgenic mosquitoes that stably express the Cas9 enzyme in their germline. The addition of Cas9 will enable the use of the CRISPR gene editing tool to make efficient, targeted changes to the mosquitoes' DNA.

14 Nov 2017

High-speed video capillaroscopy system enables accurate measurement of red blood cell velocity

Scientists from ITMO University created a high-speed video capillaroscopy system that enables direct measurement of red blood cell velocity.

14 Nov 2017

Study points at lysosomal storage disorder genes as potential key contributors to Parkinson's

An international study has shed new light on the genetic factors associated with Parkinson's disease, pointing at a group of lysosomal storage disorder genes as potential major contributors to the onset and progression of this common neurodegenerative disorder. The study appears in the journal Brain.

14 Nov 2017

Dresden researchers develop molecular smoke alert for key human cancer gene

If it burns in a house smoke detectors alert us hence protecting life. A molecular smoke alert has now been developed by Dresden researchers for the TP53 gene, the most important human cancer gene. The alert goes on if the TP53 gene is mutated in cells.

14 Nov 2017

Using AFM to study cancer cells

An interview with Prof. Hermann Schillers, Universität Münster conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 14 Nov 2017

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Researchers at MIT and Paris Descartes University have developed a new optogenetic technique that sculpts light to target individual cells bearing engineered light-sensitive molecules, so that individual neurons can be precisely stimulated.

13 Nov 2017

Scientists invent new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins

A team from the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has invented a fundamentally new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins.

13 Nov 2017

Researchers find efficient way to produce neurons from pluripotent stem cells

Since their discovery in 2006, induced pluripotent stem cells are a glimmer of hope for many diseases. But further research of the complex regulation of pluripotent stem cell identity revealed unexpected difficulties.

13 Nov 2017

Scientists improve resolution of optical microscope using mirrored coverslip and computer algorithms

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago improved the speed, resolution, and light efficiency of an optical microscope by switching from a conventional glass coverslip to a reflective, mirrored coverslip and applying new computer algorithms to process the resulting data.

13 Nov 2017

University of Michigan and AstraZeneca partner to improve treatment for CKD patients

Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) may benefit from a new collaboration between the University of Michigan and AstraZeneca who have partnered to develop a new therapeutic strategy for treatment.

10 Nov 2017

Gene technology can be potential game-changer for agriculture

Consumers will soon be eating gene-edited foods that have added nutrients, potatoes that do not turn brown, and mushrooms with a longer shelf life, scientists at The University of Queensland predict.

10 Nov 2017

KU Leuven researchers unravel how cell division timer works

Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic material between the nuclei of two daughter cells.

9 Nov 2017

RUDN chemists obtain unusual organic compounds that could be used in pharmaceutics

Researchers from RUDN University conducted an effective three-component reaction, obtaining unusual organic compounds. The latter are structurally similar to a number of biologically active compounds - which makes it possible to use them in pharmaceutics.

9 Nov 2017

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Researchers visualize mechanism of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic-engineering technique

Olympus IXplore SpinSR10 imaging system enables researchers to observe fine details in live cells

Olympus’ 18-megapixel SC180 camera produces clear, crisp images at all magnifications

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

UCR researchers develop transgenic mosquitoes to help reduce spread of infectious diseases

High-speed video capillaroscopy system enables accurate measurement of red blood cell velocity

Study points at lysosomal storage disorder genes as potential key contributors to Parkinson's

Dresden researchers develop molecular smoke alert for key human cancer gene

Using AFM to study cancer cells

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Scientists invent new way of folding and protecting recombinant proteins

Researchers find efficient way to produce neurons from pluripotent stem cells

Scientists improve resolution of optical microscope using mirrored coverslip and computer algorithms

University of Michigan and AstraZeneca partner to improve treatment for CKD patients

Gene technology can be potential game-changer for agriculture

KU Leuven researchers unravel how cell division timer works

RUDN chemists obtain unusual organic compounds that could be used in pharmaceutics

Study finds role of body clock in wound healing

Fruit flies raised on low protein diet early in life have longer lifespan, research finds

Purchase of Livecyte heralds start of collaboration between University of Manchester and Phasefocus

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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